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Description
30" (76 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate
with modeled bosom and shoulder blades,large blue glass
paperweight inset eyes of great depth,thick dark eyeliner,painted
curly lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked brows with
feathered detail,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth
with outlined lips and defined tiny tongue tip between the
lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,original
slender kid body with scalloped collarette,kid-over-wooden upper
arms,bisque lower arms,Chevrot hinged hips,wooden lower legs.
Condition: generally excellent,restoration to fingers on both
hands,Marks: Bru Jne 12 (head) No.12 Bru Jne (shoulders) Depose
(front shoulderplate) (original Bru paper label on torso).
Comments: Leon Casimir Bru,circa 1886. Value Points: gorgeous
bebe,having extraordinary sculpting achieved by the large
size,finest quality of bisque,complexion,and painting of eyes and
mouth,very deep paperweight eyes,and beautiful antique costume and
bonnet.